Converting from Pandas dataframe to TensorFlow tensor object

Question

I\'m still new to Python, Machine Learning and TensorFlow, but doing my best to jump right in head-first. I could use some help though.

My data is currently in a Pan

Answer 1

I've converted my Pandas dataframe to a Numpy array using df.values

Now, using

dataVar_tensor = tf.constant(dataVar, dtype = tf.float32, shape=[15780,9])
depth_tensor = tf.constant(depth, 'float32',shape=[15780,1])

seems to work. I can't say it does definitively because I have other hurdles to overcome to get my code working, but it's hopefully a step in the right direction. Thanks for all your help

As an aside, my trials of getting the tutorial to work on my own data are continued in my next question Converting TensorFlow tutorial to work with my own data

Answer 2

You can convert a the dataframe column to a tensor object like so:

tf.constant((df['column_name']))

This should return you a tensor variable which looks something like this:

<tf.Tensor: id=275634, shape=(48895,), dtype=float64, numpy=
array([1, 2, ...])>

Also, you can ad any number of dataframe columns as you want, like so:

tf.constant(([cdf['column1'], cdf['column2']]))

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

hottbox.pdtools.utils (the Pandas integration tools of the HOTTBOX API) provides the functions

   pd_to_tensor(df[, keep_index])
   tensor_to_pd(tensor[, col_name])

for conversion in both directions.

Answer 4

You can use tf.estimator.inputs.pandas_input_fn in your make_input_fn(X, y, num_epochs) function. I've not managed to get it to work with a multi-index, however. I fixed this issue by turning it into a standard integer index, using df.reset_index(drop=True)

Answer 5

The following works easily based on numpy array input data:

import tensorflow as tf
import numpy as np
a = np.array([1,2,3])
with tf.Session() as sess:
    tf.global_variables_initializer().run()

    dataVar = tf.constant(a)
    print(dataVar.eval())

-> [1 2 3]

Don't forget to start the session and run() or eval() your tensor object to see its content; otherwise it will just give you its generic description.

I suspect that since your data is in the DataFrame rather than a simply array, you need to experiment with the shape parameter of tf.constant(), which you are currently not specifying, in order to help it understand the dimensionality of the DataFrame and deal with its indices, etc.?

Answer 6

here is one solution i found that works on google colab , probably should work in a local machine too

import pandas as pd
import tensorflow as tf
#Read the file to a pandas object
data=pd.read_csv('filedir')
#convert the pandas object to a tensor
data=tf.convert_to_tensor(data)
type(data)

This must print something like

tensorflow.python.framework.ops.Tensor

Hope this helps :)

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